Dr. Hutz Hertzberg: The Pastor Who Led Charlie Kirk to Christ

Showing 4 Dr. Hutz Hertzberg videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

Dr. Hutz Hertzberg ran Christian Heritage Academy, the school where Charlie Kirk says he made what he called the most important decision of his life, giving his own life to Jesus Christ in the fifth grade, an experience Kirk credits as the true origin point of everything he built afterward even though he was raised to believe faith and politics needed to stay separate from each other. Hertzberg went on to lead Turning Point Academy, the organization's own faith-and-education initiative, which Kirk describes expanding rapidly enough that a single training conference for pastors in San Diego sold out beyond available seating, reflecting demand he says exceeded even Turning Point USA's own expectations. Pastor and apologist Frank Turek separately reflects on Kirk's effectiveness as an evangelist despite lacking a college education or formal seminary training, arguing Kirk's willingness to have uncomfortable public conversations succeeded where many credentialed pastors had grown reluctant to engage cultural issues directly. Turning Point Academy's broader education push includes a Fort Worth-based Prep Year program led by Dr. Ty Gooch, offering classical Christian instruction and scholarships intended to give young adults an alternative to secular universities.